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Friday, 23 September 2016

Brad Pitt Is Not Being Investigated For Child Abuse.

The Los Angeles
Police Department released a statement to ET on Thursday in regard to reports
that they were investigating Brad Pitt for allegedly being physically and
verbally abusive with one of the six children he shares with Angelina Jolie.

The LAPD says they have not received any reports or
phone calls about an incident that allegedly occurred on the couple's private
plane while Jolie and some of their kids were present.

‎"The LAPD is not handling any reports or allegations into child abuse for Mr. Brad Pitt," the
public information officer told ET. Police officials said that any suspicions
of child abuse within their jurisdiction are fully investigated. Had police
received a call regarding child

abuse, there would be a record of that initial
investigation. In this case, there simply was not.

According to People,
an anonymous tip was made to the Department of Child and Family Services after
an alleged altercation last Wednesday.

The L.A. County Department of
Children and Family Services told ET, “We have very strict confidentiality laws
and the laws do not allow us to confirm or deny the subjects of our
investigations.”

Amara Suarez,
Department of Child and Family Services public information officer, tells ET
that when an anonymous tip is received regarding a minor, a social worker is
sent to the home to investigate the allegations of child abuse, if there is
enough information provided that a child may be in danger. "Our hotline
staff will get enough questions to determine if someone needs to be sent out
immediately or within five days," she explains.

If necessary, the
social worker will visit the home to speak to both the parents and the children
as well as anyone involved and/or associated with the family that can provide
further information about the alleged incident. "We do a very thorough
investigation," Suarez continues. "If we determine there is a case,
then we open an investigation."

DCFS has 30 days to investigate
and if it is determined the child is safe, the investigation will be closed. If
it is determined the child is unsafe, DCFS will file a petition with the court
to have the child removed from the home.

DCFS will contact the police
department if the reported case involves sexual abuse, physical abuse and
severe neglect. Rarely if ever is the LAPD involved in cases other than that.

Jolie, 41, filed
for divorce from Pitt on Monday and requested full physical custody of the
children, Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and
Vivienne, 8. She is also asking for shared legal custody of the kids, and cites
irreconcilable differences as the reason for the couple's split.

If physical custody
is granted to Jolie, the kids would live with her full-time, and be allowed
visits and sleepovers with their father.

ET has reached out
to Pitt and Jolie's reps.

After the couple's
secret nuptials in France in August 2014, Jolie revealed to Vanity
Fair the wedding vows that her and Pitt's kids wrote for their famous
parents. "They did not expect us never to fight, but they made us promise
to always say, 'Sorry,' if we do," she shared.